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The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30
The Rlght-Of-Way Case.

Yesterday in the district court in the
case of J. ] Fant vs.. the Northern Pacific
Railroad company, Judge Wade held.
following the decision of the supreme
court in the case of Wilkinson against
the Northern Pacific that settlers through
whose premises the road runs, are not
entitled to damages for the right-of-way
of the road. The right-of-way through
the public lands of the United States was
granted in the charter to the company
July, 1864, and all persons who have ac-
quired title to lands since that date,
through which the road passes, have
taken them subject to the easement of
the company for the purpose of the road.
FAINT had petitioned the court tor the ap-
pointment ofappraisers to assess his dam
ages caused by the construction Of the
road through his premises, and the at
torneys for the company moved to dis
miss the petition for the reason. already
stated. The motion was granted, and
the same entry was made in the case of
l. E. Kanouse against the company, and
in six or seven other petitions had been
filed by Missouri valley farmers praying
the appointment of commissioners SINH
lar to the FAINT ase.-Independent.
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Grand Anniversary Celebration.

BERLIN, March 22.-The ninetieth an
niversary of Emperor Williams birthday
was ushered in by the pealing of bells in
all the churches and the tower of the
town hall. The city is decorated as it
never was before. Garlands, flags. lau-
rels, festoons of evergreen, banners,
bright draperv and brilliant carpets are
hung on every spot where ornaments can
be made to add to the joyous appearance
of the town. Conspicuous for the ex-
treme elegance of their decorations are
the academy and university buildings
and the city residences of the Crown
Prince, Frederick William. The monu-
ment of Frederick the Great is covered
with wreaths of flowers. Wherever there
is bust or statue of the Emperor in a
shop window or other exposed places,
it is buried in flowers. The people are
all out in holiday attire and the streets
are thronged. Early in the day special
memorial services were held in all the
churches.
Children from all the schools in the
city went in professions, accompanied by
bands, to the church services. The stud
ents' procession. which passed the palace
was grand affair. They went in car
riages, of which there were several hund.
red in line, and carried bright banners ol
the various schools, societies and associa-
| tions, and were accompanied by many
bands playing music.
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Horse Breeding.

1t is only recently that the sort of
craze for breeding trotters has abated
among farmers, for sad, costly experience
has taught them that but few persons
are so situated by reason of experience.
location and long purses, to make the
breeding of trotting horses paying busi-
ness, Many young farmer and good
ly number of older ones too, we are sorry
to say, having one or two mares which
could show good apurts of road speed,
thought they had the nucleus for breed
ing stud of trotting stallion. In a
majority of cases the colts did not turn
ont any better than the dams and often
not as good, and as the colts not having
speed enough for trotters and being too
nervous and not substantial enough for
business purposes or work, are great
loss to the breeder. If these parties had
tried to breed serviceable horses or
mules of good form and substance but
cases of loss would have sued,-Breed-
ers' Journal.
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Maj. Pease, or Montana.

Maj. Pease, one of the pioneers of Mon
tana, is transient in the city. The
major is largely interested in the mines
of Cooke City, which is destined to be
the Leadville of the great mountain
territory. He is here for the purpose of
consulting with management of the
Rocky Forks & Cooke City Railway COM
pany, with view to securing the early
extension of that line to the great camp,
which only awaits railway facilities for
its development. He says the resources
of the camp are all that are claimed for
them, and trusts that the company which
recently secured the right of way
through the Grow reservation will
build to Cooke with all possible dispatch
The company met his advances graciously
and will do all in their power for the
development of the mineral resources of
the camp, although their first consider
alton will be the development of the
Rocky Forks coal fields, which are of
the first Importance to Montana and its
people.-Globe.
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Personal Points.

N. L. Davis left for Wardner, last
week.
Gus Gottschalk went to Helena on
Sunday.
Judge Savage of Livin .tston is at
tending court.
DIR. La Garde, of Camp Sheridan, is
in the city.
Allie Bailey, deputy U. s. marshal,
is in attendance at court.
-Thos. H. Smith, from the "Leadville
of Montana" is in the city.
Rev. Frank Bostwlck wa in the city
on Sunday, en-route to Sheridan.
Dave Rankin, cattennn of Park
county was a visitor on Wedn slay.
u. S. District Attorney smith of
Dillon, is in the city attendin- court.
%. F. Armstrong, one of the substan-
tial citizens of Park county. is in town.
Attorney Kingsley came over from
Helena on Monday and is in attendance
at court.
Judge Cullen and Col. w. +. Sanders
came over from Helena to attend court
on Monday.
us. Marshal Kelly came in from Deer
Lodge on Sunday to attend the United
States Court.
E. Il. Sawyer, of Gallatin City, is in
the city attending court in the capacity
of juror.
Miss Maggie Robertson returned on
Sunday from Willow Creek, where she
has been teaching school.
"A. Levy end Max sweitzer left for
Helena on Sunday, where Levy q Elias
open branch clothing store.
j. c. Poindexter, one of the promi-
nent cattle Barons of Montana, is in the
city-a United States jurvman.
john Work came up from Mission
on Sunday and says the sheep are brows.
ing on green grass in his section.
Major Pease came over from Living
ston on Sunday. The Major has just re-
turned from brief trip to st. Paul.
Hon. Samuel Word arrived from
Helena on Saturday to attend the meet
ing OF the Rock Fork railroad company.
Tony Ward, manager of Maguire's
Comedy Company, is in the city. Tony
looks somewhat bronzed after his trip to
the lower country.
Top Foley, of Gardiner, one of the
I'd buffalo hunters of Powder river in
early days, is in the city, and is some-
what lazed by the electric lights.
DIR. Rhienhart, of Billings, for sew
eral years stationed at Custer, was in the
city on Monday interviewing the incor'
porators of the Rocky Forks railway.
Mr.. Davis, of the firm of kermode
4 Davis, returned from the east on Fri
day, having purchased brick-making
machine and other machinery for their
brick yard.
Paul Mccormick of Junction was in
town on Wednesday. Mr.. Mccormick
thinks that "oats will be oats" in the
Gallatin Valley next year and that every
thing produced will command high
prices.
John Mcguire and his troupe ar
rived on Sundays train. John now
wears fine beaver and looks the A
theatrical manager that he is. He says
that he was greatly surprised at the fine
opera house, that Billings has just built.
st is daisy" says john"
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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

At the Democratic primaries OH We'd
nesday night last the following aldermen
and delegates were chosen.
First ward-Alderman, Jno. Tllton; ID
ward j. D. McCammon; Sd ward Chas.
w. Hoffman; 4th ward John Koch.
Delegates-First ward, VIM. Meadow,
c. NJ. Tate, Judge Didawick, W. s, Nc
kenzie. A. J.. Smith.
Second warl-E Kitterer, r. Vogel, N.
o. Valiant, Fred Bequette and Lewis
Kruger.
Third ward--Thos. Lewis, Jas. Mardis,
Jas. Kay, Chas. Cobb, Ben Bisel.
Fourth ward-A. B. Carow, Jno. Nissen
Jas. Ponsford. DIR. Chambliss and Jas.
Robertson.
The following ward members of the
Democratic Central Committee were
chosen: First ward, H. A. Pease; second
ward, Saml. Basinski; third ward, Judge
Luce; fourth ward JAS. Ponsford.
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To Correct.

MILES Cry March. l9.-[To the editor
of the Independent. 1T has come to my
notice that some of the papers of the ter
ritory have been claiming that there
would be hitch in the matter of the
transfer of the office of territorial super
intendent of public instruction from
Prof. Wylie to myself and that an in
tricate point would be raised to support
a claim that he was entitled to retain the
the office. In order to correct the er-
roneous impression, permit me to say
through your columns that the transfer
was made some days ago and that not
the slightest hesitation was shown by
Prof. Wylie in turning over the records
to me. He raised no question whatever
and was in every respect courteous and
ready and anxious to transfer the respon.
sibilities of the Office to me.
A. c, LOGAN,
Stunt. Pub. Instruction.
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Free Passes

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has construed the Interstate Commerce
act in its application to the free-pass
question, and will issue no more inter-
state free passes. If the law be similarly
interpreted by the other railroad conf
panies, the good results which will ac-
crue from its operation will far outweight
all the objections that have been urged
against it.
There is no abuse in our general rail
road system that is more pernicious or
widespread than that of the free pass,
and nothing would do more to discourage
the whole breed of blackmailers and cor
ruptionists who prey about the purlieus
CT legislation than that they should have
to pay fare or walk. They belong to
every station of life, from Judges of the
upper courts to the cheapest sample of a
two-cent striker.
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Cap, Sx14 inches, 81 50 per uuire.

The above prices are for books Of six
or more quircs, eighty pages to the qlirn
For books of less than six quires not
more than fifteen per cent. shall be- aid
ed to the above prices.
Books with heading, Sl.25 per quire
additional for each and every form. Fif-
teen per cent. additional for books of less
than six quires.
All other blanks or printing not herein
provided for, shall be furnished and paid
for at not to exceed the rates herein pro-
vided for similar blanks or printing.
A. X. YERKEs, Pub. CHRONICLE
After a careful perllsal of the above,
anyone with ordinary intelligence can
see that the CHRoNIcLE's bid is very
much lower than that of the Courier.
Not in one but in every instance
our bid was from ten to fifty per cent.
less than the Courier's. Yet, with the az
sistance of experts (?) the contract was let
to the Courier. As we have said before,
we dislike to thus bring our private
grievances before the public, but in this
case we purpose to thoroughly show up
the true lnwardness of this unjust trans
action, and to give the people an insight
into the manner in which certain ele-
ment propose to "heal" themselves for
reelection. We have not said tithe of
what we intend to say.
In short, on each license we were 33h
per cent. lower than Anderson; synopsis
of proceedings, As; each folio of 100
words, II; eighth sheets, 20 !; both sides,
30 and II; fourth sheets, 90 and 45 and
for binding %; both sides 26 and %; half
sheets, 35 and 40; binding 45 both sides
30 and II; whole sheets 30 and 20, bind
ing 3S; both sides IA and 25; county
warrants, S3l road tax receipts, 2; blank
books, 8; books with headings, s; making
an average Of between "a and % per
cent. lees than the Courier-a no incon-
siderate amount of saving to the county.
The friends of this scheme to give the
printing where it will do the most good,
argued, that while they had not carefully
looked over the various items they
awarded the printing to the Courier be-
cause it was cheaper on blank books. Mr..
Carver said that the new county IF Park
would need large number of new books
and he proposed to make these bids
basis for their cost. Now, the lowest
price ever paid by Gallatin for books was
$3.50 per qulre, and if this is to be the
basis for the future purchases they make
through Mr.. Anderson, our bid will then
remain In the aggregate within a few
cents of what it is now. But what if
blank books should increase in price?
We think that we have made clear
and impartial statement of this matter,
which goes ahead of anything yet at
tempted in this County, and in so doing
we have not only been actuated by per-
sonal interest, but in the interest of our
taxpayers. As we have said before the
half has not been told.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

BOHEMIAN, Mont. March oath, 1887.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF County
CoMMIssIoE OF GALLATIN County,
Having contracted with the Governor
of the Territory and tho Speaker of the
House, as required by section 9s4 of
chapter Ii, of the General Laws of Mon
tana, on the 2lst day of October, A. D.
1885, to do the countv printing for the
period of two years, which contract l
hold to be in force until October 2lst,
1887, hereby agree TO forfeit said con-
tract, however, Provided that contract,
under the act of the 18th session of the
legislature, entitled Council Bill No. 4"
is let to me at the following prices:
For licenses, six cents for each license
Synopsis of the proceedings of the
meetings of the county commissioners
bills allowed, warrants ordered drawn,
as required by section 8, at one half az
cent per word.
Financial statement, as required by
sections and 8, $l.20 per folio of 100
words.
For blanks cut from flat cap, 14x17
inches in size, weighing not less than
sixteen pounds to the ream, as follows
For eighth-sheets, printed on one side,
1925 for the first hundred copies and 40
cents for each subsequent hundred copies.
For eighth-sheets, printed on both
sides, IS 90 for the first hundred copies
and 40 cents for each subsequent hun
dred copies.
For quarter sheets, printed on one side
$500 for the first hundred copies and SC
cents for each subsequent hundred copies
25 cents additional per hundred if bound.
For quarter-sheets, printed on both
sides, $500 for the first hundred copies
and 40 cents for each subsequent hun
dred copies,
For half-sheets, printed en- one side
$500 for the first hundred copies and 45
for each subsequent hundred copies; %
cents for each additional hundred, i
bound.
For halfsheets, printed on both sides
$3.50 for FIRST hundred copies and 60 cents
for each subsequent hundred copies
For whole-sheets, printed on one side
500 for first hundred copies and Il
cents for each subsequent hundredcopies;
80 cents additional If bound.
For whole-sheets. printed on both sides
$14.OO for first hundred copies and 81
cents for each subsequent hundred copies
For anv number of blanks enumerated
in the above schedule exceeding one
thousand the price shall be pro rata o
the first thousand.
County warrants. with stubs, printed
on bond paper. SIS 90 per thousand.
Road tax receipts, special poor tax re
ceipts or other blanks that are require,
to be numbered and perforated, SEQ
per thousand additional.
For blank books =
Medium. lSxlS inches, 1910 per or.
Dbl Cap, I4xl7 inches, 1910 per ar.
! DENY, i0xl6 inches. $3.50 per or.
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Herewith we add the Courier's bid,
transformed into contract with the
county, which, when compared with our
bid,which follows, it will plainly be shown
that the CHRONICLE bid on every item is
very much lower than that of the Courier.
ALDERsoN's CONTRACT.
10 cents for each license
l cents per word for synopsis of pro-
ceedings of commissioners;
cents for each bill allowed;
For every folio of 100 words, or frac.
tion thereof, 81 80 for first Insertion and
so cents per folio for each subsequent in
sertion; 8 figures, or fraction thereof, to
count as one word.
For rule and figure work $500 per
folio of 100 words, or fraction thereof,
and so cents per folio of 100 words for
each subsequent insertion.
Blanks cut from flat cap, l4x17, 16 ID:
Eighth-sheets, on one side, $500 for
first hundred and 20 cents additional if
bound.
Eighth sheets, printed on both sides,
$3.50 for first hundred and so cents for
each subsequent 100 copies.
Quarter-sheets, one side, $4.00 for first
100 copies and 60 cents for each subse
quent 100 copies; So cents per 100 extra
if bound.
Quarter-sheets, both sides, $500 for
first 100 copies and 60 cents for each sub
sequent 100 copies.
Half-sheets. one side, $3.50 for first
100 copies and 70 cents for each subse
quent 100 copies; 50 cents additional if
bound,
Half-sheets, both sides, $l2 90 for first
100 and 80 cents for each subsequent 100
copies.
Whole.sheets, one side, Sll 90 for first
100 copies and $1O for each subsequent
100 copies; GO cents additional if bound.
Whole.sheets, both sides, $500 for
first 100 copies and $1.25 for each subse-
quent 100 copies.
Wher over 1000 of the above are or
dered, the price shall be pro rata of an
average price of the first 1000.
County warrants, with stubs. on bond
paper, $25O0 per 1000.
Road tax receipts, special poor tax re-
ceipts and other blanks required to
be numbered and perforated $500 per
1000,
All blank books needed delivered at
eastern prices, not to exceed:
Medium, 13xls inches, $50 per quire;
Double Cap, l4xl7 inches, 800 p. Or;
Denny. 10xl6, $3.50 per quire.
Cap, ska inches. $500 per quire.
Above prices are for books of or
more quires, so pages to the quire.
Books of less than 8 quires not more
than 15 per cent. of the above prices
shall be added.
Books with headings, $l.5O per quire
shall be added for each and every form.
Is per cent. added for books of less
than 8quires.
Second party agrees that all of the
above charges be discounted 10 per cent.
of the amount specified, except blank
books, which are to be furnished at pub
lisher's prices.
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The license bill, which was passed at
late hour of the session, grades liquor
licenses as follows: Towns OF $500 pop
ulation or over, $500 per year; 1000 to 81
800 $500; 800 to 1000, $40, less than 800
population, $50; country saloons, 500;
groceries selling by gallon (not to be
drank on premises), 5000 per year-to be
paid semi-annuslly. Law to take effect
July LIST. Drummers pay a Territorial
license of$1OO per quarter, but no city
license.
The bounty law gives on mountain
lions and bears, So; on wolves, 50; COY otes,
81; prairie dogs, 10c.; and ground squir-
rels, &c. each. The whole skins of
prairie dogs and squirrels are to te fur
nished tn justice Of the peace who
makes the certificate upon which the
bounty can be drawn. The Justice is
required to destroy the skins. The law
also provides that the commissioners of
the several counties may appropriate
$50 to be appned in such manner as
they deem appropriate for the extermin-
alton of prairie dogs and ground squir-
rels.
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THE REASON
Why We Protest Against the Acts of Commits
sioners Carver and Maxey.

We present below the two bids offered
for the county printing by the CHRONICLE
and the Courier. ordered made by the
county commissioners, who agreed to
give the printing to the lowest bidder.
We publish the bids, first, because we
wish the public to know the true status
of the affair, which is of interest to a
certain extent, and to prove beyon1 the
possibility of doubt. that our bid was
the lowest, and that the county commis-
sioners did not do as they agreed.
ALDERsoN's BID.
hereby agree to do and perform all
the printing for which the county of Gal
latin is chargeable, as provided for by
Council Bill No. 4, can act requiring the
publication OF certain matters" approved
by the governor March 10th, 1887, at a
reduction of ten per cent. on all prices
as fixed by said act, except as to blank
books of record, which agree to furnish
at the lowest invoice prices heretofore
paid for work of similar character by
the said county of Gallatin.
W. w. ANDERSON,
Publisher Avant Courier.
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of city central committee.
Report received, adopted and commit
tee discharged.
The committee on credentials reported
that each ward was represented by the
delegates appointed at their primaries,
Ia list of whom appear in another place.,
The report was adopted and committee
discharged.
Mr.. Tate placed Walter Cooper in NOM
ination, who, on motion of Mr.. Lewis,
was nominated by acclamation.
Mr.. Nissen placed Judge Didawick in
nomination for police magistrate, who,
on motion of Mr.. Valiant, was nominal.
ed by reclamation.
Mr.. Bequette placed John P. Martin in
nomination for city attorney and clerk.
Mr.. Mckenzie placed Will F. Davis in
nomination. Upon motion of Mr.. Lewis
convention proceeded to ballot.
The chair appointed James Robertson
and DR.. Chambliss tellers. Mr.. Martin
received II votes aud Mr. Davis votes,
Mr.. John Chrisman was placed in NOM
ination for assessor and treasurer, and
upon motion of Mr.. Lewis, was nominat-
ed by acclamation.
Mr.. Kruger nominated Nelson Catlin
for city marshal; Mr.. Vogel nominated
Ii. Sanborn; Mr.. Valiant nominated 7.
Brandenberg; Mr.. Bequette n ommated T.
Murphy. Mr.. Murphy declined.
Convention then proceeded to ballot
with the following result; Nelson Catli:i
IA; II. Sanborn, 2; T, Brandenberg, 8.
Mr.. Catlin was then declared the mons
inee for marshal.
On motion of Mr.. Mckenzie Charles
Cobb was nominated by reclamation for
committeeman-at-large.
Convention then adjourned.
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DOG NEWS.

Mr.. Drennin, of Bozeman, has receiv.
ed private letter from John W. Besser-
er that contains 30 much of interest to
many of our citizens interested in fine
dogs, that we have persuaded the recip-
lent to allow us to publish it entire:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 10, 1887.
FRIEND DRENNIN Agreeable to prom.
lse, I write YOU in relation to my hunt.
ing trip in the south. My first shooting
was done over my own, now justly cele.
brated, Nortier. in his great race with
Richmond, who many claim to be the
best pointer in the world, valued at ST.
900. Richmond won first premium in
all aged stake at Athens, Alabama, where
Norier was robbed of place, Imme.
diately after the Athens trial friends of
mine challenged Richmond for race for
5000 side, which wIs actatel, Il nd af-
ter magnificent race-the grandest I
ever saw-Nortier won and is now classed
as among the peerless dogs of America.
He will be shown in St. Louis, Chicago
and New York and returns to Montana
in August. 1887. mad no trouble in kill.
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DIVORCE"

John Maguire's Comedy Company,
lately re-organized, on Monday night
presented "Divorce" to Bozeman aud
ierce. The new company has lately re-
ceived the addition of several eastern ar
lists of merit. Mr.. Mcguire promises
the Montana circuit many tirst-class at.
fractions during the summer, and says
that Bozeman shall see the Pike Opera
COMPANY in June,
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ROCKY FORKS RAILWAY.

The directors of the Rocky Forks rail-
way met at the office of Walter Cooper,
this city, on last Monday, and decided to
immediately begin operations on their
road, A corps of engineers were ordered
placed in the field at once, and as soon as
possible dirt will be flying on the route
of the new road. The following officers
were elected: President, J. l.. Plat; vice.
President, Ii. Brown; Treasurer, Walter
Cooper; Secretary, ]. B. Hubbell; Attor-
ney, Samuel Word.
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PROHIBITION TICKET.

The Bozeman Prohibitionist at thei
weekly meeting on Friday filed ou
their city ticket which is now as follows
Mayor:
DIR. WATERS.
Police Magistrate
DIR, A. J. HUNTER.
City Attorney:
DAVIS WILSON.
Treasurer:
CHARLES RICH.
City Marshal.
JAMES FREEMAN.
Alderman-First Ward:
FRANK VAN ALLEN.
Second Ward:
J. G. AYLSWORTH.
Third Ward:
GEORGE W. MARDIS.
Fourth Ward:
JOHN CRAIG.